Turkey’s president said he favours a permanent “two-state” division of Cyprus during a visit Sunday to the breakaway Turkish-held north condemned as a provocation by the internationally recognised …
The Latest: Cyprus Hit by Anti-Lockdown Protest, Detains 9
A Cyprus court has ordered nine people detained for three days on suspicion of smashing store fronts and hurling stones and Molotov cocktails at police following a rally against a regional lockdown in …
Turkey’s Erdogan calls for ‘two-state solution’ in Cyprus
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says talks about the divided island of Cyprus should aim for a settlement between two separate states. Erdogan made his comments while attending a picnic in …
Erdogan backs two-state Cyprus deal, puts talks in doubt
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared to throw into doubt a new bid to restart dormant Cyprus reunification talks, saying Sunday that a two-state deal rather …
Turkey’s Erdogan says Cyprus made up of ‘two separate states’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday he favours a permanent division of Cyprus into two states, during a visit to the breakaway Turkish-held north decried as a “provocation” by the …
Erdogan visits breakaway Northern Cyprus after ally wins vote
Turkish President Erdogan visited breakaway Northern Cyprus on Sunday to meet its newly elected leader who backs his call for a “two-state” solution to the divided island’s five-decade conflict if U.N …
Another group of Syrian refugees arrives in Cyprus
(Xinhua) — Twenty-four Syrian refugees arrived on a small boat in Cyprus on Saturday, two days after a group of 18 arrived in the same area of the northern coast of the island, police said in a …
What does Ersin Tatar’s win mean for Northern Cyprus?
Cypriot president Nikos Anastasiades is in uncharted waters. He is still hoping for progress in United Nations-sponsored talks to reunify the island, but the newly-elected leader of the Turkish …
Erdogan plans ‘picnic’ in symbolic Cyprus ghost town
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning a controversial “picnic” Sunday in a once-famed Cyprus resort that has been left to rot since its Greek Cypriot inhabitants fled advancing Turkish …
Cyprus, Israel, Greece agree to boost defense cooperation
The defense ministers of Greece, Israel and Cyprus have agreed to step up military cooperation they said will keep their armed forces better prepared, help create more jobs and bolster security in a f …